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Sitaram Panchal, who debuted in Bollywood with 1994 film, ‘Bandit
Queen’ passed away on Thursday morning. He was battling lung and kidney cancer.
He was 54.

Sharing
the news with indianexpress.com, a relative said, “Sitaram Panchal passed away
this morning. He had breathing difficulties. He was not keeping well for a long
time.”

It was only yesterday that
talented actor celebrated his twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. His son Rishabh
Panchal and wife Uma Panchal had even shared a picture on Facebook.

The ‘Paan Singh Tomar’ actor
was unwell for a long time and he even faced monetary difficulties to meet the
high expanses of cancer treatment. Months ago, through his friend, he made a
Facebook appeal seeking momentary help from his fans and well wishers.

Sitaram has been
fighting cancer for the past three years, and lately his condition
deteriorated.

“Initially, he used to work and we
could make ends meet. But now, he does not even have the strength to stand up.
He has lost a lot of weight. Ever since the cancer was detected in January
2014, he has taken Ayurvedic treatment. It was only recently that he started a
new Homeopathic medicine, following which, his condition worsened and we discontinued
the medicines,” his wife earlier said in an interview.

In
his Facebook appeal, Sitaram wrote to his fans and well-wishers. “Bhaio
meri help karo meri cancer se halat kharab hoti ja rahi hai apka kalakar bhai
sitaram panchal,” he wrote on Monday.

Cine & TV Artistes Association
(CINTAA) also posted about Sitaram Panchal’s critical health. The post read: “It pains us to hear the
suffering of our esteemed member Shri Sitaram Panchal. We assure him of all the
help we can provide to him in his hour of need and also urge all of you to open
your hearts.”

Sitaram Panchal has also worked in movies like
‘Bandit Queen’, ‘Slumdog Millionnaire’, ‘Peepli Live’ and ‘The Legend of Bhagat
Singh’.